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Production SupervisorJoin a dynamic manufacturing team as a Production Supervisor in a fast-paced plant environment where your leadership directly influences operational success. This full-time, direct hire opportunity offers a chance to lead daily production activities, foster a positive team culture, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. If you're a hands-on leader with a passion for manufacturing excellence, this role is your platform to make a meaningful impact while advancing your career. The ideal candidate is a strong floor leader who can communicate effectively across departments, remove roadblocks, support lean manufacturing initiatives, and maintain a positive, accountable production culture.Key Responsibilities:Supervise, train, motivate, and evaluate production employees and team leads.Assign employees to jobs based on production needs, skill level, and workflow priorities.Conduct daily floor meetings to communicate goals, priorities, safety expectations, and production updates.Monitor the production schedule and ensure parts, assemblies, materials, and labor are aligned to support on-time delivery.Work closely with materials, operations, engineering, customer service, production planning, warehouse, receiving, shipping, and inspection teams to resolve production issues.Partner with Manufacturing Engineering to improve work instructions, assembly processes, workflow, equipment usage, 5S practices, and Kaizen initiatives.Identify opportunities to reduce cost, improve efficiency, and support lean manufacturing improvements.Help develop and justify equipment needs, facility improvements, and shop-related capital budget items.Plan and schedule work to meet department deadlines, quality standards, and production goals.Manage employee schedules, including overtime planning, to ensure proper labor coverage.Track production efficiency and take corrective action when performance targets are not being met.Support routing creation for large system builds and related production work.Coordinate expedited orders, finished goods movement, special packaging needs, and customer routing instructions.Manage production floor consumables and ensure necessary supplies are ordered and available.Troubleshoot quantity discrepancies, assembly issues, goods movement errors, and production delays.Complete annual performance reviews for direct reports.Maintain discipline and recommend corrective action when necessary.Support environmental compliance efforts, including proper handling and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste in accordance with applicable regulations.Maintain confidentiality when working with proprietary company information.Perform other duties as assigned.Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in engineering, business management, industrial management, or a related field preferred.Minimum of three years of supervisory experience preferred.Experience leading production employees in a manufacturing environment.Knowledge of 5S and lean manufacturing principles required.SAP experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.Fluid power industry experience is a plus.Forklift certification preferred, including experience with Raymond upright equipment.Skills and Abilities:Strong hands-on leadership ability with a positive, team-focused approach.Ability to lead, coach, and hold employees accountable in a production environment.Strong communication skills across all levels of the organization.Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, diagrams, and work-related documentation.Ability to write routine reports, correspondence, and production-related updates.Comfortable presenting information in one-on-one and small group settings.Proficient with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.Ability to calculate rates, ratios, percentages, and interpret basic production data and graphs.Strong troubleshooting, organization, and problem-solving skills.Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.Occasional travel, including overnight stays, may be required as business needs dictate.
Worksite address
leetsdale, PA, 15056, US
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